Larry David: The Most Important Meal of the Day
The last thing I’d ever want to do is defend the White House, but the facts are irrefutable. I present them herein.
Highlights
-
Photo CreditDoug Mills/The New York Times -
Photo CreditGetty Images The Spider in My Life
The world is on fire, but the tiny creature in my family room is a balm against the human chaos outside.
-
Photo CreditMikhail Metzel\TASS, via Getty Images Contributing Op-Ed Writer
Athens and Moscow’s Stunning Falling-Out
Greeks and Russians have long seen themselves as natural allies. That changed this month.
-
Photo CreditSam Island Trump Is Wrong About Trade. So Is Everyone Else.
The American president isn’t alone in misunderstanding how competition actually works in the global economy.
-
Photo CreditLuke Sharrett for The New York Times The Welfare Boogeyman
The Trump administration wants to rebrand social programs that millions of Americans rely on as “welfare.” Will we fall for it?
-
Contributing Op-Ed Writer
Photo CreditDale Edwin Murray Young Pakistan Is Ready to ‘Just Do It.’ Whatever ‘It’ Is.
After years prowling the margins of politics, Imran Khan is knocking on the gates of power.
-
Op-Ed Columnist
Photo CreditSeth Wenig/Associated Press Trump, ‘He’s Like a Rapper’
Trump envied the bravado of hip-hop royalty and made it his own.
-
Photo CreditTed S. Warren/Associated Press Donald Trump Has Endangered Species in His Sights
Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department proposes to significantly weaken the landmark law that saved the bald eagle, the gray wolf and other species from extinction.
-
The Stone
Photo CreditCourtesy of the artist and Galerie Lelong & Co., New York How We Lost the Sky
The space above us, once filled by the human imagination, is now crowded with technologies of surveillance and war.
Editorials
More in Editorials »-
Photo Credit Brett Kavanaugh Will Fit Right In at the Pro-Corporate Roberts Court
President Trump’s choice for the latest Supreme Court vacancy will continue a trend toward widening America’s power and wealth gaps.
-
Photo Credit Do-It-Yourself Legislative Redistricting
A Michigan ballot initiative points the way to reforming gerrymandering, one of the most anti-democratic practices in American politics.
-
Photo Credit Want Reliable Medical Information? The Trump Administration Doesn’t
The government has shut down a dependable database on health science.
-
Photo Credit A $5.1 Billion Fine for Google Won’t Fix Tech
European and American officials need to find more effective ways to ensure competition in industries dominated by a handful of big players.
-
Photo Credit Trump to Montenegro: Drop Dead
The president, willfully ignorant of the nation’s commitments under NATO, dismisses tiny Montenegro as not worth defending. Smirk on, Mr. Putin.
Op-Ed Columnists
More in Op-Ed Columnists »-
from today’s newsletter
Photo Credit Yes, Progressive Activism Is Helping Democrats
Also: A plea for a fact-based debate about charter schools.
-
Op-Ed Columnist
Photo Credit A Plea for a Fact-Based Debate About Charter Schools
Many have made substantial academic progress. They also have downsides. It’s worth talking about both.
-
Photo Credit Libertarians in the Age of Trump
Did our populist president crush the libertarian moment, or co-opt it?
-
Op-Ed Columnist
Photo Credit Trump and His Very Special Guest
Trump can’t wait for his Putin play date.
-
Photo Credit When Donald Met Vladimir: The Transcript
Guidance from a like-minded leader.
